Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A method, comprising receiving a first set of data relating to a first pixel, said first pixel being associated with a first region that comprises a first pixel characteristic; receiving a second set of data relating to said first pixel; combining said first set of data and said second set of data to generate a second region, said second region comprising a second pixel characteristic.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein combining said first set of data and said second set of data to generate said second region further comprises combining said first set of data and said second set of data to generate a deep pixel that comprises at least one of a greater resolution, a deeper color definition, or a sharper image.
3. A method, comprising receiving a first set of data relating to a region associated with a display, said region comprising at least one of a first resolution, a first color definition, or a first image sharpness; storing said first set of data; receiving a second set of data relating to said region; combining at least a portion of said first set of data with at least a portion of said second set of data; and defining said region based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data to cause said region to comprise at least one of a second resolution, a second color definition, or a second image sharpness.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein defining said region based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data further comprises increasing a color definition relating to said region.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein defining said region based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data further comprises defining a pixel associated with a display device.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein defining said pixel further comprises defining a deep pixel for said display device.
7. The method of claim 5 , further comprises receiving said first and second sets of data within a bandwidth constraint relating to receiving data for displaying said region of said display.
8. A method, comprising: receiving a first set of data relating to a first set of pixels; buffering said first set of data; receiving a second set of data relating to said first set of pixels; combining at least a portion of said first set of data with at least a portion of said second set of data; and defining a second set of pixels based upon combining of said at least portion of said first and second sets of data, wherein defining said second set of pixels comprises defining pixels comprising resolution larger than resolution of said first set of pixels.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising displaying said second set of pixels on a display device.
10. A method, comprising: providing a first set of data relating to a first pixel, said first pixel comprising at least one of a first resolution, a first color definition, or a first image sharpness; storing said first set of data; providing a second set of data relating to said first pixel; combining at least a portion of said first set of data with at least a portion of said second set of data; and defining a deep pixel based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data, said deep pixel comprising at least one of a second resolution, a second color definition, or a second image sharpness.
11. A system, comprising: an electronic device adapted to provide a display signal, said display signal comprising a first set of data and a second set of data relating to a first pixel, said first pixel comprising a first pixel characteristic; and a display controller communicatively coupled to said electronic device, said display controller to receive and store said first portion of data, said display controller also to receive said second set of data and combine a portion of said first set of data with a portion of said second set of data to generate a deep pixel; and a display device operatively coupled with said display controller, said display device to display said deep pixel, said deep pixel comprising a second pixel characteristic.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein said electronic device is at least one of a computer system, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular telephone, a pager, a video cassette recorder (VCR), a digital disc driver, and a digital data player.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein said computer system is coupled to a network system.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein said deep pixel comprises greater resolution than said first pixel.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein display controller comprises a buffer memory adapted to store at least one of said first set of data and said second set of data.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein said first and second sets of data is transmitted with a constraint associated with a bandwidth for displaying said deep pixel.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein said display controller is integrated into a graphics card.
18. An apparatus, comprising: a display controller to receive a first set of data and a second set of data relating to a first pixel, said first pixel comprising a first pixel characteristic, said display controller to receive and store said first portion of data, said display controller also to receive said second set of data and combine a portion of said first set of data with a portion of said second set of data to generate a deep pixel, said deep pixel comprising a second pixel characteristic.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein said display controller to display said deep pixel using a display device.
20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein said deep pixel comprises a deeper color than said first pixel.
21. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein display controller comprises a buffer memory adapted to store at least one of said first set of data and said second set of data.
22. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein said deep pixel is compatible with at least one of the low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) specification and the transition minimized differential signaling (TMDS) specification.
23. An apparatus, comprising: means for providing a first set of data relating to a first pixel, said first pixel comprising a first pixel characteristic; means for storing said first set of data; means for providing a second set of data relating to said first pixel; means for combining at least a portion of said first set of data with at least a portion of said second set of data; and means for defining a deep pixel based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data, said deep pixel comprising a second pixel characteristic.
24. A computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, performs a method, comprising: receiving a first set of data relating to a first set of pixels; buffering said first set of data; receiving a second set of data relating to said first set of pixels; combining at least a portion of said first set of data with at least a portion of said second set of data; and defining a second set of pixels based upon combining of said at least portion of said first and second sets of data, wherein defining said second set of pixels comprises defining pixels comprising a resolution larger than resolution of said first set of pixels.
25. The computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, performs the method of claim 24 , wherein combining at least a portion of said first set of data with at least a portion of said second set of data further comprises extracting at least a portion of said second set data and combining the extracted portion with a portion of said first set of data.
26. The computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, performs the method of claim 25 , wherein extracting at least portion of said second set data and combining the extracted portion with a portion of said first set of data further comprises extracting a plurality of the least significant bits from said second portion of data and incorporating said least significant bits with said first portion of data.
27. A graphics card for providing display data for a display device, comprising: a display controller to receive a first set of data and a second set of data relating to a first pixel, said first pixel comprising a first pixel characteristic, said display controller to receive and store said first portion of data, said display controller also to receive said second set of data and combine a portion of said first set of data with a portion of said second set of data to generate a deep pixel, said deep pixel comprising a second pixel characteristic.
28. The graphics card of claim 27 , wherein said deep pixel comprises greater color definition than said first pixel.
29. A method, comprising: combining at least a portion of a first set of data relating to a first pixel with at least a portion of a second set of data relating to said first pixel, said first pixel comprising a first pixel characteristic; and defining a deep pixel based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data, said deep pixel comprising a second pixel characteristic.
30. A data stream transmitted over a transmission medium, comprising: a first set of data relating to a first pixel and a second set of data relating to said first pixel, wherein said first set of data and said second set of data is combined to generate a deep pixel.
31. A computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, performs a method for forming a deep pixel, comprising: combining at least a portion of a first set of data relating to a first pixel with at least a portion of a second set of data relating to said first pixel, said deep pixel comprising a first pixel characteristic; and defining said deep pixel based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data, said deep pixel comprising a second pixel characteristic.
32. A deep pixel, formed by combining a first set of data relating to a first pixel, with a second set of data relating to said first pixel, said first pixel comprising at least one of a first resolution, a first color definition, or a first image sharpness a first pixel characteristic, said deep pixel is capable of being displayed on a display device, said deep pixel comprising at least one of a second resolution, a second color definition, or a second image sharpness.
33. The method of claim 1 , wherein said second pixel characteristic comprises at least one of a greater resolution, a deeper color definition, or a sharper image, as compared to said first pixel characteristic.
34. A method, comprising receiving a first set of data relating to a region associated with a display, said region comprising at least one of a first resolution, a first color definition, or a first image sharpness, said first set of data being received within a bandwidth constraint relating to receiving data for displaying said region of said display; storing said first set of data; receiving a second set of data relating to said region within said bandwidth constraint; combining at least a portion of said first set of data with at least a portion of said second set of data; and defining said region based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data to cause said region to comprise at least one of a second resolution, a second color definition, or a second image sharpness, defining a pixel.
35. The method of claim 34 , wherein defining said region based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data further comprises increasing a color definition relating to said region.
36. The method of claim 34 , wherein defining said pixel further comprises defining a deep pixel for said display device.
37. A device comprising computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by the device, performs a method, comprising receiving a first set of data relating to a region associated with a display, said region comprising at least one of a first resolution, a first color definition, or a first image sharpness, said first set of data being received within a bandwidth constraint relating to receiving data for displaying said region of said display; storing said first set of data; receiving a second set of data relating to said region within said bandwidth constraint; combining at least a portion of said first set of data with at least a portion of said second set of data; and defining said region based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data to cause said region to comprise at least one of a second resolution, a second color definition, or a second image sharpness, defining a pixel.
38. The computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by the device, performs the method of claim 37 , wherein defining said region based upon combining said portion of said first and second sets of data further comprises increasing a color definition relating to said region.
39. The computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by the device, performs the method of claim 37 , wherein defining said pixel further comprises defining a deep pixel for said display device.
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January 6, 2009
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